[Dream] Counting Bodies Like Sheep

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Warnings: Death and violence.
Effects: Fear, helplessness, and broken trust.

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[couldnotfly]

[Those feelings...Shiva, those feelings. It's enough to send shivers down Zack's spine, and that's not counting what the dream is. But then the screaming starts and Zack sees the boy's face. Hells, he's just a kid.]

Hey! It was just a dream! You're okay!

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[ Wide eyes swing to the dreamberry as he manages to cut off the scream. He's never met this person before, and under a normal circumstance he may have been irritated that someone had seen him fall apart like that. For now though he just stares at Zack like his face is the one real thing in the room. ]

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[couldnotfly]

[The look on Sasuke's face sends another shiver down Zack's spine, but he holds it together; the screaming stopped for whatever reason, and if there's anything he can do to help, he'll do it.]

It's okay. You're safe here. It was just a really bad dream.

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[ Sasuke nods and takes a few deep breaths as he tries to calm himself down. It was just a dream, nothing worse than that. His friends are safe and there's nothing to be afraid of. His parent's would never have done something like, it was all just a dream. ]

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[willkill4candy]

[ The boy was in his loft, having not been allowed to leave due t the snow (and an overprotective big brother). Itachi heard the screaming from the living room--a second later he was in the guest bedroom Sasuke had been sleeping in. ]

Sasuke.

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[ Sasuke's eyes swing to his brother, and there's an overwhelming urge to touch Itachi. To make sure there wasn't blood seeping through his clothes. He stays in the bed however refusing to move and just stares at him. ]

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[willkill4candy]

[ Seeing he was okay (at least physically), Itachi relaxed from his spot under the door. The Uchiha noticed the stare Sasuke was giving him, and, he took a few more steps forward, cautiously. ]

...Was it a bad dream, otouto? [ ...It had been so long since he had asked Sasuke such a question. ]

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[ Sasuke's lips twitch into a frown at the word. He had been hearing it for a week with nothing but love in his heart, but now the hatred, distilled as it had been thanks to his time in Somarium, was there again. It brought no pleasure to Sasuke to hear that. Even if it only confirmed the fact that Itachi was not a bad person. ]

Don't call me that. [ He looked away from Itachi and out the window to the falling snow. There was a flush on his cheeks that had nothing to do with embarassment. ]

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[clumsychosen]

[ The scenes were horrifying. With a gasped bottled up in her throat, Colette clasps her hands around her mouth.

Poor Sasuke... ]

I- it's just a dream! Everything is alright...

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[ By the time he answers Colette's call he's managed to calm down a bit, but he still looks rattled, and sick. ]

I know that now.

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[clumsychosen]

Uh-huh. But... are you going to be okay? Dreams like that are pretty scary.

[ Can you hear that concern, Sasuke? CAN YOU? ]

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[ Yeah he hears the concern and for once he's too tired and sick to fight it off. ]

It's just a dream.

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[ofredemption]

[ this..]

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[ofredemption]

[ this kid has so much baggage. he realizes this but--still. his voice is steady on the feed. ]

It was just a dream, Sasuke. We're okay.

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[ Sasuke answers considerably calmer, at least he's not screaming anymore, but he still looks shaken, and pale. ]

...I didn't want anyone to see that.

[ofredemption]

No one ever means for these things to be seen, Sasuke. It's not your fault.